NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE—
United States Postal Service
Shooting by other person-unintentional · Gunshot wounds
Final narrative
An employee was attending firearm training at a shooting range. A second employee had a live round in his rifle that discharged while he was doing a gun function test. The first employee was shot in the right foot.
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